SMILE

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Jun 5, 2015 - Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software. (ver. ..... myopic small-incision lenticule extraction (ReLEx SMILE). Graefes Arch ...
Kim et al. BMC Ophthalmology (2015) 15:59 DOI 10.1186/s12886-015-0051-x

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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One-year outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE): mild to moderate myopia vs. high myopia Jae Ryun Kim1, Bu Ki Kim2, Su Joung Mun2, Young Taek Chung2† and Hyun Seung Kim1*†

Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the refractive outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in high-myopic patients with those of mild- to moderate-myopic patients. Methods: This study included 183 eyes of 92 myopic patients treated with SMILE using a VisuMax 500-kHz femtosecond laser. Treated eyes were divided into two groups, according to the preoperative spherical equivalent (SE): mild to moderate myopia (A group,